ascend

US: /əˈsɛnd/
UK: /ɐsˈɛnd/


English Vietnamese dictionary


ascend /ə'send/
  • nội động từ
    • lên, thăng
      • to ascend in rank: thăng cấp
      • to ascend towards the source of a river: đi ngược lên dòng sông
    • dốc lên (con đường)
      • the path began to ascend: con đường bắt đầu dốc lên
    • cao lên, cất cao lên (giọng nói, âm thanh)
    • ngược (dòng thời gian)
    • ngoại động từ
      • trèo lên; lên
        • to ascend a mountain: trèo núi
        • to ascend a river: đi ngược dòng sông
        • to ascend the throne: lên ngôi vua

    Advanced English dictionary


    + verb
    (formal) ~ (to sth) to rise; to go up; to climb up: [V] The path started to ascend more steeply. + Mist ascended from the valley. + The air became colder as we ascended. + The results, ranked in ascending order (from the lowest to the highest) are as follows:
    + (figurative) He ascended to the peak of sporting achievement. + Practise your scales ascending and descending. + [VN] Her heart was thumping as she ascended the stairs. + (figurative) to ascend the throne (= become king or queen)

    Antonym: DESCEND

    Collocation dictionary


    ADV.

    gently | steeply

    PREP.

    from
    The road ascends steeply from the harbour.


    Concise English dictionary


    ascends|ascended|ascendingə'send
    verb
    +travel up, "We ascended the mountain"
    +go back in order of genealogical succession
    +become king or queen
    +go along towards (a river's) source
    +slope upwards
    +come up, of celestial bodies